More Golden Age Robots II
If you missed the last one… The Golden Age was truly the golden age of robot comics. The reason for this was the World’s Fair Read More
Tag: Philip K. Dick
Space Opera: A Ramble
Brian Aldiss once said in an anthology called Space Opera (1974): “Science fiction is for real. Space Opera is for fun. Generally.” And for the Read More
Adam Link in the Comics
Adam Link was an important Science Fiction creation. It should be no surprise that he ended up in comic books. It didn’t hurt that Otto Read More
The Dead Planet
If you missed the last one… Our survey of old Science Fiction themes continuous with the Dead Planet. This idea is a world that was Read More
Ova Hamlet: The Sound of Distant Memory
Ova Hamlet The Ova Hamlet stories of Richard A. Lupoff appeared in Ted White’s Fantastic (1969-1975). There were nine stories, each a strange milestone on Read More
Robots in the 1950s Golden Age
Robots in the 1950s Golden Age changed very little from the horrible invaders of the 1940s. The robots of the 1950s tended to be in Read More
Science Fiction Across the Genres
Science Fiction runs the gamut as it burns across the genres. You might think an SF story has to be robots, spaceships, time travel or Read More
Introducing…For the First Time…Robots
We take robots for granted. Watching any Science Fiction show or movie, robots appear and we assume all kinds of things. Science Fiction is a Read More
Link: EAP-HPL-PKD: Shades of the Gothic
The word ‘Gothic’ has many definitions, all conflicting. First, it means the Germanic people who, amongst other tribes, sacked Rome in 410 AD. Because of Read More
The Science Fiction of Donald Duck
It can be fun to read comics that were written and drawn before you were even born. Take Dell Comics for instance. Began as a Read More